Or how about instead of controlling a child's exposure to potentially 'dangerous' material, try explaining the difference between fiction and reality? Or outline the real consequences of real or fictitious actions without relying on scare tactics? Using examples is also good. Worked for me.
I just fail to see an agenda. Are they making you join? Are they forcing you to be gay? Are they forcing you to associate with homosexuals? No, they're not. You don't have to even acknowledge the fact that they've formed an organization (which you don't have to join or associate with in any way) and if you want, you can ignore it altogether! I'm sure they rather you did.
But would you rather say that you're offended by the mere existence of homosexuality? Get over it. Like Werbach's quote from TFA, "With over 5 million users, WOW is the size of Chicago. And like Chicago, it has homosexuals, homophobes, and everything in between."
Get back to me when you're forced to associate with people you don't like.
This is remarkably coincidental, since I received a call from a spoofed number last week and earlier this week, my best friends number was spoofed to order a pizza. The spoofer apparently assaulted the pizza guy. My friend didn't even know that her number had been spoofed until she got a call from the sheriff's department informing her of the event.
Admittedly, the crime would just as likely have happened without spoofing. Most payphones are still remarkably anonymous, but all the same it's creepy and disconcerting.
Water generally helps plate tectonics along subduction zones by acting as a lubricant and lowering the melting point of the rocks involved. At least, that's what I think I remember from my geology class.
So, maybe, no water, no tectonic activity?
But shouldn't cliche be looked at as a bad thing?
Ah, what do I know. Cliches are fun, but, y'know, hackneyed.
It would be nice as a mod category, though.
I hope that everyone realizes that a good book and a good movie are two different things. A story can be taken from a book and turned into a movie while preserving almost everything from the book. Does that mean it'll translate to screen and be at all entertaining? No.
It's similar to fanboys complaining about dubbing vs. subtitles. If the dubbing translates the story and the spirit better than just reading a translation while characters babble incomprehinsibly, then I say go with the dubbing.
Thus, if the spirit of the books (even with some of the most humorous parts of the Guide left out and a whole bunch of half-assed puns thrown in) is preserved and the movie is enjoyable and entertaining, then I say good job to those involved. Otherwise, they can shove off.
That said, I rather liked the old BBC version that I borrowed from my municipal library. I didn't see any real reason to make another movie.
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As an English major, I agree. With everything. Blindly. Because I have no idea what I'm talking about. But as a pretentious snob, if it's popular I say it has to be pandering tripe. I mean, most people want their books to be like TV. They want it to be a sort of entertainment that's passive; that is, they don't have to engage themselves with the work. Good books, independent of genre, are often overlooked because they don't appeal to a wide audience. Now, this isn't completely true. There are a lot of great books that are widely read and enjoyed, but for the msot part, the publishing industry is an entertainment industry no different from all the others.
Now, since I've been repetitive and offtopic, I'll go RTFA.
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I had no idea smoking was so safe.
Or how about instead of controlling a child's exposure to potentially 'dangerous' material, try explaining the difference between fiction and reality? Or outline the real consequences of real or fictitious actions without relying on scare tactics? Using examples is also good. Worked for me.
Mostly.
Right by the observatory, no less.
I just fail to see an agenda. Are they making you join? Are they forcing you to be gay? Are they forcing you to associate with homosexuals? No, they're not. You don't have to even acknowledge the fact that they've formed an organization (which you don't have to join or associate with in any way) and if you want, you can ignore it altogether! I'm sure they rather you did.
But would you rather say that you're offended by the mere existence of homosexuality? Get over it. Like Werbach's quote from TFA, "With over 5 million users, WOW is the size of Chicago. And like Chicago, it has homosexuals, homophobes, and everything in between."
Get back to me when you're forced to associate with people you don't like.
I have a degree in writology.
I'm not that funny.
All glory to the hypnotoad!
This is remarkably coincidental, since I received a call from a spoofed number last week and earlier this week, my best friends number was spoofed to order a pizza. The spoofer apparently assaulted the pizza guy. My friend didn't even know that her number had been spoofed until she got a call from the sheriff's department informing her of the event.
Admittedly, the crime would just as likely have happened without spoofing. Most payphones are still remarkably anonymous, but all the same it's creepy and disconcerting.
Water generally helps plate tectonics along subduction zones by acting as a lubricant and lowering the melting point of the rocks involved. At least, that's what I think I remember from my geology class. So, maybe, no water, no tectonic activity?
Are you referring to the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds? If so, I believe those are galaxies, not water/ice clouds.
But shouldn't cliche be looked at as a bad thing? Ah, what do I know. Cliches are fun, but, y'know, hackneyed. It would be nice as a mod category, though.
I hope that everyone realizes that a good book and a good movie are two different things. A story can be taken from a book and turned into a movie while preserving almost everything from the book. Does that mean it'll translate to screen and be at all entertaining? No. It's similar to fanboys complaining about dubbing vs. subtitles. If the dubbing translates the story and the spirit better than just reading a translation while characters babble incomprehinsibly, then I say go with the dubbing. Thus, if the spirit of the books (even with some of the most humorous parts of the Guide left out and a whole bunch of half-assed puns thrown in) is preserved and the movie is enjoyable and entertaining, then I say good job to those involved. Otherwise, they can shove off. That said, I rather liked the old BBC version that I borrowed from my municipal library. I didn't see any real reason to make another movie.
As an English major, I agree. With everything. Blindly. Because I have no idea what I'm talking about. But as a pretentious snob, if it's popular I say it has to be pandering tripe. I mean, most people want their books to be like TV. They want it to be a sort of entertainment that's passive; that is, they don't have to engage themselves with the work. Good books, independent of genre, are often overlooked because they don't appeal to a wide audience. Now, this isn't completely true. There are a lot of great books that are widely read and enjoyed, but for the msot part, the publishing industry is an entertainment industry no different from all the others. Now, since I've been repetitive and offtopic, I'll go RTFA.